Where does “fireraising” come from?
fireraising (English) comes from English raising, from Middle English reysynge, from Middle English reysen, from Middle Dutch reisen, from Old Dutch reison, from Proto-West Germanic *raisōn, from Finnish raisu, from Proto-Germanic raisō — to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise.
fireraising (English): arson; deliberate setting of fires
Definitions
- arson; deliberate setting of fires
Ancestry of “fireraising”, step by step
fireraising traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English raising
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | raising | present participle of raise; Elevation;... |
| 2 | Middle English | reysynge | Revival; renewal; quickening |
| 3 | Middle English | reysen | To enter into service for a foreign military... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | reisen | to travel, to go on a journey |
| 5 | Old Dutch | reison | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *raisōn | to set out, depart, journey |
| 7 | Finnish | raisu | boisterous, rambunctious |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | raisō | a travel, journey |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rey- | to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise |
via English fire
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fire | A chemical reaction involving the bonding of... |
| 2 | Middle English | fier | Alternative form of figer |
| 3 | Old English | fȳr | fire |
| 4 | Old English | feor | Alternative form of feorr; far |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ferrai | far, distant |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per-nóy | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |